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The Crab Nebula

The Crab Nebula (Messier 1), as observed by VIMOS. This well-known object is the remnant of a stellar explosion in the year 1054.

The image is a composite VRI image obtained on March 4, 2002. The individual exposures lasted 180 seconds; image quality 0.7 arcsec FWHM; field 7 x 7 arcmin2; North is up and East is left.

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Om bilden

ID:eso0209f
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:13 mars 2002
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso0209
Storlek:2001 x 1998 px

Om objektet

Namn:Crab Nebula, Messier 1
Typ:Milky Way : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star : Pulsar
Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Avstånd:6000 ljusår
Constellation:Taurus
Kategori:Nebulae

Bildformat

Stor jpeg
1,1 MB
Skärmstor jpeg
198,2 kB

Skrivbordsunderlägg

1024x768
215,1 kB
1280x1024
351,8 kB
1600x1200
533,2 kB
1920x1200
729,1 kB
2048x1536
1,0 MB

Koordinater

Position (RA):5 34 31.96
Position (Dec):22° 0' 51.88"
Field of view:6.86 x 6.85 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 0.0° vänster om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Synligt ljus
V
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Synligt ljus
R
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS
Infrarött
I
Very Large Telescope
VIMOS